KILLSWITCH: Kill your paraglider when landing in strong wind

Greg, So glad I watched this. I got caught at Firle this week. Got blown back even on full bar and was forced to top land going astern at about 5mph. I had Cs in my grasp ready (only because I watched this video a couple of weeks ago) and effectively killed the wing rather than getting dragged into the barbed wire fence as would surely have happened otherwise. Phew. Thanks!

My fav is punch the A's hard on one side and C's hard on the other side - wing folds about the center and quits and stays that way. Beginner mistake is to hit both A's hard and /hold/ them in - wing will collapse and then explosively reinflates and proceeds to launch violently, probably lofting the pilot in the process and almost certainly entering a steep turn in the process - very dangerous. Must release A's and swap to brakes or C's, as shown in the video. Another bad one, is if wing flips over and dives at the ground - release brakes quickly or the wing will reverse-fly up - brakes will re-launch an inverted glider.

I think I'm addicted to paragliding..... I keep watching the same videos over and over..... this one is definitely worth 1000 views

Now I'm paranoid that flybubble release this video just after I, like a numpty, messed up my big ears landing right in front of Carlo! Nice work, guys - this will come in useful!

Very important to choose a landing place with lots of space down wind (that is behind you as you touch down), the moment your feet touch, fully pull down the A riser on one side and then the rear riser on other side as you turn around. My wing folds in half and is unlikely to re-inflate. If landing going backwards don't rush things but be nimble - walk backwards until you are ready to collapse the wing and don't panic or you can fall over and will get dragged. I liked the tip of landing on bent legs. I also find that reaching right back with my dominant foot and then pivoting on that as I turn around to face my wing makes things a lot more stable. Great vids, keep it up!

Great tutorial! Thank you for the valuable information!

So informative. Thanks dude. ✌️

Love your vids. Learn so much from them

Loving the new format!!!

Love this channel, best instructional videos.!

I skydived and BASE jumped for many years, then had a pretty bad incident back in 2014 and this autumn I am going to start my paragliding course after many years of thinking about it. I love those videos as I really want to know as much as I can before I start. Any little detail can make a difference. Thanks for the great work you guys are doing :). Greetings from Switzerland.

I literally needed this video a few days ago :). Gj

This video is the gift that keeps on giving, have watched it during my schooling days and just last week had the day I needed it at Devil's Dyke. The A tuck technique saved me being dragged around with the rest. Thank you !

10:05 I hope that's not a glider in the bushes!

Good points as usual. Thanks

Great info once again!........thanks

Thanks so much for the video, Greg! :D

Hey Greg nice to see another great vid mate good work. Bart.

I love the trap music throughout the video 😉👌. Great video!

I really like the C risers technique, for launching and landing